Retailers helped lead the FTSE 100 higher. JD Sports gained 2.7% and Marks & Spencer rose 1.6%. Miners also advanced, with Anglo American and Glencore both up 1.2%, Rio Tinto up 0.7% and Antofagasta 0 ...

Gold rebounds as traders watch Trump-Zelensky talks and weigh tentative Ukraine peace plan against market risk. Gold prices edged higher on Monday morning, clawing back from a two-week low as ...

FTSE 100 edges higher as defence stocks climb, miners fall, and markets eye Jackson Hole symposium. London equities started the week on the front foot, with the FTSE 100 rising 0.2% to 9,154.13. The ...

Spot Gold (XAU/USD), which touched $3,374.66 on Wednesday, was trading at $3,345.98 by 09:15 GMT. The metal had climbed for three straight sessions after a sharp drop earlier in the week, helped by ...

FTSE 100 dips as ex-dividend stocks weigh, while insurers jump on upbeat earnings and UK GDP beats. London stocks edged lower on Thursday morning, with the FTSE 100 dipping 0.2% to 9,150.78. The FTSE ...

UK growth slowdown and widening trade gap threaten Reeves's fiscal targets as inflation and economic strain persist.

Unfunded $34.5bn Chrome bid arrives amid antitrust pressure, but analysts doubt Google would ever sell. Perplexity AI, the three-year-old start-up backed by Jeff Bezos and Nvidia, has lobbed a $34.5bn ...

Claire’s UK collapse threat highlights falling footfall, online competition and the accelerating decline of Britain’s high streets.